The Buzz | Robin Roberts opens up about her fight for life

This Jan. 24, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Robin Roberts on 'Good Morning America,' in New York. Roberts will be back on the job at the 'Good Morning America' anchor desk on Feb. 20. Her return will be five months to the day since her bone marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)

Five months after a bone marrow transplant for a rare blood and bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts says she's finally starting to feel like her old self again.

"It's an amazing feeling, each day feeling stronger," she tells People magazine.

But that wasn't always the case. The veteran TV broadcaster says there was a time she felt like she was dying.

"I couldn't eat or drink," she says. "I couldn't even get out of bed."

Fading in and out of consciousness, Roberts recalls, "I was in a coma-like state. I truly felt I was slipping away ? then I kept hearing my name."

Roberts will return to 'GMA' on Feb. 20 and will be featured on a special edition of "20/20" airing Feb. 22.

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The Buzz | Robin Roberts opens up about her fight for life

Five months after a bone marrow transplant for a rare blood and bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, 'Good Morning America's' Robin Roberts says she's finally starting to feel like